Well, the big day is nearly here. I’m getting married this weekend, to be followed by a 10 day honeymoon in Italy. That obviously means there will be no blogging from me for the next 2.5 weeks or so, lest my soon-to-be wife never speak to me again. But…
NNSA and its Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week
It has been a long week for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Weapons Program as, once again, taxpayers were reminded why it is the poster child for the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) definition of waste, fraud and abuse.
Back to Reality: A Nuclear Arsenal to Reflect 21st Century Threats
Update (Wednesday, 10/3): Yesterday, the Project of Government Oversight (POGO) released a response to the two Post articles analyzing their authenticity and focus. The posting also includes a rebuttal from Dana Priest, author of the two Post articles, regarding the statements made by POGO. You can check it out here.
Quote of the Day: WTF Edition
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the North Korean leader-du-jour threaten others with nuclear annihilation, implied or otherwise. Who knows what level of self-destruction they would risk for their cause? Our weakness and neglect of the U.S. nu…
Prague, revisited
In my September Bulletin column I assess President Obama’s record on nuclear threat reduction during his first term in office. Here’s the intro: Few national security issues are as important to President Barack Obama as reducing the threat posed by nuc…
